I Love MY TRUCK Thread

[Spd-Kilz]

Read Checkmates Forever's Avalanche for the rest...

[Forkin' Crazy]

Originally posted by GP-1
12.4 in the quarter....... In a 6000 lb. diesel truck?? Not calling you a liar, but that's pretty hard to believe.. You'd probably need 700hp.....

Being a diesel, it does not work like gas engines. The amount of torque is what makes it pull. On gas engines, the horsepower is almost always a good bit higher that torque. On a diesel engine, it is the other way around.

[Forkin' Crazy]

'95 Dodge 2500 SLE 4X4
Accesories: Deer cruncher bumper w/ 10,000# Waren winch
Kenwood stereo and amps (total 400w) JL Audio speakers
TST torque plate (in the injecter pump)
Free flowing exhaust
Rear Posi
Mickey Thompson billet wheels
Skyjacker dual steering stablizers

240,000 miles. Had to have it towed once.

I have replaced: trac bar, steering gear, ball joints, 2 rotor hub assemblies, calipers, flexable brake lines, several sets of pads, drums, wheel cylinders, brake shoes, u joints, swing bearing, tranny rebuild, resealed tranfer case, water pump, fan bearing, belts, alt rebuild, starter rebuild, primary fuel pump, set of injecters.

I know there are some other things I forgot. It still gets 21 to 22 miles per gallon on the highway running over 75mph with the A/C on.

I really work this truck hard. It weighs just over 7,000# and I have had 6,000# in its bed.

[GO FAST BOATS]

That is alright, I know it is hard to believe, but it is true. I talk to him about a week ago and he said that he is doing something to it to make it have more hp, I thing he said it will be around 1000 hp. if you don't believe me , e-mail me and I will give you his phone number he owns a Diesel shop in Indiana.

[Barefoot Bob]

It was GP-1 just giving us Diesel guys a hard time. He knows better though and I will give him a ride in mine this summer.

Forkin' Crazy.....It looks like you also have 4" exast. Mine is a bit throaty now.

[Laserll]

97 Mercury Mountaineer, 91K, all whell drive, 302 with leather. Plenty of room for your gear and good power.

[Spd-Kilz]

Whats the difference between that and a Ford Explorer?????

[Laserll]

Same wheel base, biggest thing is the ford is push button 4 wheel drive, the mercury is full time computer controlled all wheel drive. Really makes a big differance when towing or in bad weather. I have friends with fords and in the bad weather they won't go like my mercury does.

[Skittles]

The odometer quit about 4 years ago at 76,435 and it just keeps running like new. It is an 89 k1500 4x4 and is pretty much loaded, just need to find a good topper for it and it's finished.

[Spd-Kilz]

Either way its a Ford. Chevy rules all...

[ProComp]

Here is what your will look like with a topper! Close anyway.

ProComp

[Skittles]

I could see myself driving that no problem. I always liked yukons, but I use the pickup to much so i figured I would find a nice topper for trips. I go camping on the swannee river alot so all of the pillows, blankets, etc. end up in the back of the truck. As my luck would have it, it almost always rains hard on the way up, not to mention spare parts that I take and have no way to lock up. I just have to find a topper that looks good and I'll be set.

[sho305]

I had a new model '02 Ford Explorer with the 4.0 and that auto 4x4. It worked pretty nice. Must have an electric clutch in there for the front axle. When it senses a tiny amount of slip it locks in. When I was driving on ice I would push the 4x4 button to keep it locked, as it would go on and off all the time. You could barely tell though. It was great for spotty ice. If you were driving too fast on ice like me, you could feel the back end slide sideways a hair before it locked when you hit a real slick spot on the gas. However, you couldn't turn it off to spin around for fun. No surprise the wife loved it.

The 4.0 was ok for driving, but I would not call it a powerhouse. It got up to 50 fast with the 5 speed auto, but had mediocre passing power above that.

[Laserll]

The 5.0 in my mercury seems about right. It will get up pretty good. I am waiting for it to get tired then we can go to the same set-up my buddies run in their mustangs. Bigger heads, cam, injectors, H-pipe, flow masters. But that is for down the road. For now it does a great job pulling the laser where ever I need to go.

[sho305]

I bet it runs nice! I had a 5.0 Mustang, and it was quite a motor. Had power all over, ran so nice. Car was not so nice, the '89 model. Rode like a tank and was not drivable in the winter, hardly in the rain even. Would drive on the e-way in the rain at 50mph in 5th, and it would get sideways if I stepped on it over 1/4 throttle....with new tires! Was fun though